Population structure, growth and production of the yellow clam Mesodesma mactroides (Bivalvia: Mesodesmatidae) from a high-energy, temperate beach in northern Argentina

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 285-297

  Herrmann, Marko ^a,b   Alfaya, José E F ^b   Lepore, Mauro L ^b   Penchaszadeh, Pablo E ^b   Arntz, Wolf E ^c  

^a THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^b MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Almeja amarilla; Argentinean sandy beaches; Bivalves; Growth performance indices; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION STATUS; GROWTH RATE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SHELL;

ARGENTINA;

BIVALVIA; MESODESMA; MESODESMA DONACIUM; MESODESMA MACTROIDES; MESODESMATIDAE;

EID: 80051781863     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: 14383888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-010-0222-3     Document Type: Article

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